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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1906
Page
1
Fragmentary advert style text lists medicinal powders and agents for baking and pastry use. Mentions Hall’s Catarrh Cure and remedies, asserting genuineness and absence of mercury. Includes references to merchants, pharmacists, and dubious claims amid noisy layout.
Lorain county trustees and the Clerk’s association held a meeting in the common pleas court. The session elected officers led by President Winckles and discussed road building, state funding, and invitations to county commissioners to attend future association meetings. Several property transfers and deeds were recorded in Lorain and nearby townships, with several parcels listed and monetary considerations noted.
The obituary notes the sudden death of Cynthia Vane Edwards Paine at age 86 on Sunday afternoon at her sister Anna Paine Marsh’s home in Mailcourt. She was widow of Rev. George Paine and a long resident of Ripley township, Ohio. Surviving children include George Warner Paine, Menard Paine, and Mrs Anna Marsh. Service held at Anna Marsh’s home. burial at Edwards Grove Cemetery with services at the home church. Remains to leave the city at six a m tomorrow.
Miss Grace Miller entertained the BL V Club at a calico ball held at her Elyria home Friday evening. Guests wore unique costumes and prizes awarded for the finest outfits. First prize of 2 dollars in silver went to Mrs Frank Monnett of Lorain, second prize of 1 dollar to Miss Lillian Ault of Cleveland. Grand march led by Mia Monnot and Miss Pearl Smith. Afterward dancing and cards followed a lavish lunch. Out of town guests included Mrs Frank Monnett, Miss Pearl Smith, Miss Jennie Cramer, Miss Lil Han Ault, and Harry Smith.
Deeds recorded Friday at the courthouse show C. Haserodt transferring to J. H. Leonard in Oberlin. Margaret Flynn selling land in Lorain to Jacob D. Swank for $1. Jams M. Clark transferring to Lewis Welfare trustee in Car Haste for $2,000. Welfare and Harriet Welfare to Clark in Carlisle for $2,000. Martha J. Waite selling to Adelaid E. Gott property in St Grange for $360. B F Koch to F W Harmon land.
The new Methodist Episcopal church in Oberlin will be dedicated March 24 with Bishop David J. Moore preaching at 10 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. Rev. Levi Gilbert, editor of the Western Christian Advocate, will preach at 7 p.m. The consolidation project follows a decade of effort and $11,000 raised toward a $26,000 goal, with hopes to clear the debt on dedication day and invite aid from nearby towns.
About six o'clock Sunday morning a blaze broke out in a Broad street building erected by J C Hill W C Sharp and D J Nye. Spontaneous combustion in painter rags on the top floor nearly destroyed the structure but firefighters arrived in time to prevent danger.
A group of Oberlin College students organized a late intersemester dance in a hall without faculty knowledge. The affair drew strong disapproval from both male and female students and the women’s faction sought dismissal, while the college board opted for a severe reprimand only, noting the calendar year had no dancing reference.
Elyria Commandery Knights of Columbus held a long meeting at the G A R hall starting at two in the afternoon. The group announced rapid growth to 90 members with a goal of 100 in a month. Fifteen candidates were initiated including F M Slough Mathes Price F W Crains Oliver Smith R J Conley and more with representatives from Lorain and Cleveland.
In police court this morning an envelope correspondence between Mayor Chapman and the deaf and dumb defendant known as Dummy Fox was read. The city notes snow and street cleanliness as the walkways rely on the defendant’s absence.
Hubbard A Wilcox of La Grange had his will filed this morning in the probate court. The will states the property goes to his wife during her life and, upon her death, is divided among the children.
W G Sharp who bought the Lorain block plans re varnishing the second floor hall and removing protruding wall signs. A large bulletin board will go on the west wall near the stairs to list tenants and occupied rooms. Max Hayes, formerly in Elyria, will address local labor unions soon. Pierre Loirat, recently a centenarian, is noted as senior French seaman.
Sixty men were aboard the Goodrich Atlanta when fire swept the ship near Port Washington. One sailor drowned after leaping overboard as crew and passengers evacuated into lifeboats. The vessel, built in 1892 and valued around 200000, burned after leaving Sheboygan for Milwaukee, with quick rescue by the tug Tessler preventing a greater loss of life.
Chief Engineer Trent ill at Lorain as another crew increases activity in Oak Point. Trent led the party while Assistant Engineer Brown goes to Cleveland to buy equipment for the engineering store, then to Oak Point to set up headquarters. A second crew left for Cleveland to finish drawings for Wabash railroad tracks in the nearby area.
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